STORYTELLING WITH ANTO

Storybook Theme The overall theme of my storybook is indigenous Venezuelan myths and folklore. My main objective with this project will be to explore the culture of different tribes and ethnic groups within Venezuela, including the Pemones, Timoto-Cuicas, Waraos, Yanomamis, and others. Most of the stories I have explored so far address the origins of several natural landmarks in Venezuela, such as the Angel Falls, the tepuis (table-top mountains), rivers, and the Andes mountain range.  Stories I am struggling to decide on the stories I want to write about because there are so many I am interested in! In my Topic Research post, I made a pretty detailed summary of the three stories I was mostly leaning towards, the legend of the  Makunaima , the legend of  Owner of the Sun  and the legend of  Caribay and the Five White Eagles . These stories show the origin of the Pemon indigenous people, the origin of the sun and moon according to the Waraos, and the orig...

Hello! This is my comment wall for my storybook project about Venezuelan indigenous myths. Hope you enjoy learning about my country!  Link to the Storybook website.  Image Source: Know Your Meme

In my topic brainstorm post, I mentioned that I was interested in doing a project based on Venezuelan legends, and this was the topic that I decided to research more about. I originally mentioned El Silbón and La Sayona as possible stories, however, as I researched more about Venezuelan folklore I realized that I was more interested in learning about new stories that I had not previously heard of. I, therefore, decided to focus on indigenous mythologies and folklore. I chose three stories coming from three different Venezuelan indigenous tribes, the Warao, the Timoto-Cuicas, and the Pemón.  Pemón Legend: The Legend of the Makunaima Personal picture of me and my brother with a Pemon shaman The Pemón people of Venezuela believe they are the direct descendants of the Makunaima, the sons and daughters of the sun god, Wei. The myth says that Wei was the first Pemón, and one day he went to bathe himself in a stream where he found a woman, name Tuenkaróm. Wei grabbed her by her h...

Sayona statue in Venezuela Topic 1: Venezuelan Myths and Legends As you now know from my introduction, I am from Venezuela, so something I am really interested in is writing about some of the indigenous myths and legends from my country and other Latin American countries. I do many traditional Venezuelan stories, such as El Silbon (The Whistler)  and La Sayona , but I would love to learn more about them and write a project based on my own culture. That being said, I don't know whether this is possible because these legends are not covered in this course, and I do not have any specific books or legitimate websites to refer to.  Topic 2: Latin American Indigenous Legends Same idea as before, I am Latina so I would love to take this opportunity to do something about Latin America. Because Venezuelan legends are not as well documented as others I would like to explore some Incan and Aztec legends, as well as even some Mexican stories. Some of the possible sources...